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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4451-58

I.-The employer shall ensure that each worker receives appropriate information:1° Accessing areas defined under articles R. 4451-24 and R. 4451-28 ;2° Taking part in operations involving the transport…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4451-59

…the workers mentioned in II of article R. 4451-58 is paid for by the employer and renewed at least every three years.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Third category operations.

Article R4532-52

When, for a building or civil engineering operation involving several companies and not belonging to the first or second category, it is planned to carry out work presenting particular risks included…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Third category operations.

Article R4532-53

…g the information relating to the search for and identification of asbestos-containing materials provided for in articles R. 1334-22, R. 1334-27 and R. 1334-28 of the Public Health Code are attached t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Third category operations.

Article R4532-55

The provisions of articles R. 4532-42 and R. 4532-47 to R. 4532-51 are applicable to the simplified general coordination plan and, as soon as it has been drawn up, to the plan drawn up in application…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition.

Article R4524-5

…up of the chairman of each of the social and economic committees concerned and employee representatives, with one full member and one alternate member. Its members are appointed from among its members…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Third category operations.

Article R4532-54

…e of one or more works presenting particular risks included on the list established by the order provided for in article L. 4532-8, he shall take all necessary steps to draw up, before any further wor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter III: Regional cooperation

Article R7253-5

The committee draws up an annual report for the Prime Minister on the assessment, evaluation and monitoring of operations subsidised by the regional cooperation fund.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5522-51

The reference headcount is the average headcount for the calendar year preceding the year in which approval is granted. It is calculated in accordance with article L. 1111-2 and rounded to the nearest…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5522-50

In order to receive the job creation premium, the approved company must: 1° Provide the State representative with information on the company's workforce and development, the content and transmission d…

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